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Tbe Weitxag'OperA ' HottM JboUdioK. at
Syracuse, N. Y., destroyed by Ore; lose up
wards of $300,000; p&rUy iasared. .
Tko Tnlnt PAnvmillntv .1 Ilk...
balloted ones yesterday wi&oai effect;
Ltpaam received 6Sofibe 72 ?otee neee
sry to a choice A negro- wlro'com
mitted ao outrage oa a wbiteSroGoac,' Wa'
taken from Harfreesboro, Teaa. jiff, by-a
mob and hanged. W. Jaddacott, a.
prominent merchant of Kiogttoa, De Solo
Pariah, La., was murdered aod hit store)
robbed; two negroes have bee a arrested oa
suspicion. Lest igbt'e official bolle
u u sys tnt President Garfield passed an
excellent day, and the afternoon fever wil:
less than on any day since he was .shot.
"Tue Revolutionary Congress" (Social
ist) met in Ladon yesterday; about 700
were present; delegates frees , America
Switzerland. Ireland, France ud Qarminy
made speeches; the Socialist Ckogrese,pc
bibited at Zarich, is sitting secretly lo Lob
dun . The business men of Baltimore, .
Md-. have mde arrangementa for a grand
festival u b htlJ ia thl city ta October
uc-xt. to celebrate tbe opening of new water
wut ks. Two or three prominent mesa
bcri of tbe Virginia atraigbtoat Republicans
i.ave cume out in favor of a fusion with
tbe M shone f actios. There are two
huudred delegates present t the National
lucatioual Coovenliou in aeealoo at AU
liMt, Qa.; thirty Hi tea are represent
ed; q lite a number of papers were read
and beveral addtesaes delivered yesterdaj-.
New York markets: Hooey 2&3i
lr cnt; ctttou quiet al 11 ll-l(Vll 15-16
idii; southern ilour qoitt at 15 25Q? 60;
wueat tic better, ungraded spring $1 03
&l 33 1; era ilc bet'er, ungraded 44
56 it-; -r pint turpentine ateadyat 42 J 42 J
cis; rutn Utm at S3 USO U7y.
Charleston sweated on Sunday with
tbe thermometer at 98 degrees.
To deaths whilst surf bathing on,
the Atlantic coast are reported. thua
far this season. ; t$.;
List week there were 91 failure
ia the United States. Of these 15
were in the South.
Thus far the number of immigrants
who have arrived at the port of New
York this month ia 19,340.
According to the New Tork papers
Lipbam will be eleoted certainly.
At Albany it U conceded as almost
assured.
Total number of deaths by lock
jw in Baltimore caused by toy pie
lots, ia 1G. New York has had 6,
Itjolit-Hter has had some also, and
Washington 4. ,
There is a deficiency iu tbe balaooe
hiitci of the Universal Life Insurance
Company, of New York, of $834,016.
So aayb the Superintendent ot the
Insurance of the State of New York.
The Charleston Bagging Factory"
trebled it capital in three years.T'Thia
is success worth talking aboutvf'A
uew factory building is completed
:and a large warehouse is in course of
construction. Roll on tbe ball.
ivtl rights do not prevail at Long
Brancb.New Jersey.it seems. Colored
people have to pay ten cents if they
enter the pier pavilions. The ne
groea are indignant and demand tbe
enforcement of tbe civil rights law.
The -election of Miller is said to
have been the work mainly of V. P.
Arthur. The Administration organa
are praising bim. Blaine fixed up
the plan, it is alleged, with Arthur.
Cockling is to become a sort of po
litical outcast. So the talk is.
Some of the Conklingltes are very
indignant at the election of Warner,
Miller to the Senate. But the star
of Lord Roflooe ia setting probably.,
and the indignation will vot be heed
ed. By the way, Miller is no im
provement ; on Piatt, He is repre-;'.
senled aa a rather vulgar specimen of
the machine politician.
The tremendous iron trade
Pennsylvania is in an uncommonly
healthy condition. Manufacturera
are very busy and cheerful. The
trade outlook ia thought to be batter
than ever before. . There ia a very
"healthy tariff that is a wonderful
promoter of the iron Interests. But
what about the texisi .ff milliona of
people who are not interested in the
iron trade? - u -
We mentioned how Victoria W.cod
hull stood in New York. She ia de
scribed by the 'Philadelphia Press aa
an "ex-female stock-brother and free
lover and the diroreed .irife pf , a no
torioua bully and blacUeg." f;It litbe
daughter of this notorious' -woman
who is to be the "danghtertin-lw,ofi
SootIjt?dajBreatet ooble and sister-
iaf lw ftftwr Queen tof a nglind'i
daughter ytihe lUh prc
per diwgmt.
if
rtr Dr. Booke, 4 Medical Saperioien
dent of the London Asylum' for; ;he
Insane, sava Gniteau & not tnaana
bttt a ?moraV diou? He khnlfd
fine it: t;
o"WWn a man fa born deficient In
mental facaliiea we oAlt him a fooL
If be . ia :tou!Iy destiLuta ot Hbeae
faQUlties'we call bim an idiot.-When
ft man is' defioient. in moral' qaalitiei
be U criminal in nature iif not in
-deed, if be ia totally . destitute of
moral qoAlities JbQ. ia a moral; idiot.71
Ha i aayt such diooyw riiay cpextit
with a blgh degree of intellectuality.
He says a Amoral idiot" bas no feel
log1 of affection and no cocsoienoe.
He feela no dlacraoe. He thinka
Qoiteau ongbt tobe-kUledi Heeays:
"He should be killed not as a nan'
ishment 'for his crime, for tie ia inca
pable of understanding that be baa
committed a crime. Bat be should
be killed ee a protection to societr
iUled jaat aa yew -Would k'dl a wild
beast or a rattlesnake. Yon would
not kill a mad dog in punishment for
being mad and biting some one you
woald kilt.him in order to insure the
general safety.
He says he has no respect for life
and no com pa notion is, in a word," a
wua beast wan intellect. : This is
aboal ibe aubaieooe of what Dr
Bucke said.
Another comet, the third of tbe
year, has made its appearanoe and
will be visible, possibly, to the naked
eye. Mr. Schaebeerle, of Ann Har
bor, is the discoverer of the netr one.
Tbe following ia interesting. Prof.
SFift dlsowvered a comet oa May lat
laa e; w eoopyjf rojjr ihwrra :
ProfiiyWnaaked whether
he thought science would be a gainer
by the appearance of ao many comets
ao near together, answered by saying
that hie comet of May 1st and
EnckaV comet were too faint for
specVroecopio observation, but that
the comet which is now in the ricin
ity of the north star has yielded rich
store of ia formation concerning ita
composition through the speetroeoope
and ita appearance in the camera. If
the present oomet should increaae in
size it waa possible that the obtenra
tions made upon, the laat comet would
be confirmed by meanaof the spec
troscope, and this would be a great
gain Ur science.
"In answer to the question, Axe
all comets alike F Professor Swift
said :
(That is something which no as
tronomer has yet been able to find
oat, but it is expected that if through
tbe spectroscope the' comets yield
common spectra, they are of oommon
composition. The great oomet,which
was analysed by means of the spec
troaoope, revealed hydrocarbon ra
por.'J! .... .. . , . . , s
VVhee-Veondr predioU that July
would Wmajtad w1t!D intense beat
indrfnTftfit Wnrtntbefarsj close up
to tbe facts. 'Yea is a trump any
how. Now young man give us some
other sort. . Here is what be says for
July from the 17th inst:
For week commencing Sunday,
17 lb, high winds; cooler wet, and
stormy weather; acme vary heavy
rain storms in both Ontario and Qua
Dee 20 tb; another period of excessive
heat on 23d, 24th, and 25tht with ae
vere wind atormav . A decided ceol to
oold change on the 27tb, 28th, and
29th, with showery weather and se
vere storms, chiefly a the West."
Waabiogton is ia luck again. It
baa another strictly first-class scandal.
This lime it is k ireaitby, distinguished
ex-General of tbe U. S. Army and a
prett petite, young widow. "The
injured -wifc'Wde a raid, captured a
bundle of important letters, sundry
photograph,. diowbiUt tbe guilty
pair were out strolling. The wife
was forious. There will be possibly
another divorce case. Fashionable
socle t)T,: in.lbe ;cepHel of . ihe Union
epjeart ot trnl to be stirred but to,
tbe nilxed-"'""V -:'K ! ' ' " u
The Presiuentia so much improved
that ' eome of the ? physipiaaa pro
nounce him out of . dangdr. He is
table to Uke nourishment without
any sort of difficulty. He will be able
.before many days, ; we 'auppose," ib
give some attention to the; duties of
bis office. .He will enter opoo bis
datleF WiXb far' more or tbe aympatby
aad resMa of, thA people at large
t tbaai be bad " wbe&: be; took the oatb
of bfiloe on Maroh 4th. i
TLcrtilxarff Times: The wheat crop
loat'harveaud la this county, is a small one, I
but we learh that the qc!i is vary good.
TERRIBLE LOSS OFIT2l Millions
"of rata, mtee,;cat;:bd-btigv; roachealose
their lives- by eolhsioa wHlx f 'Rough on
Rata." Sold by druggistf, J5CJ ... .f
?;?.The new, North Carolina State
library affords room for 60,000 volumes,
I&tejnk Gov; Reid
ia graduallT UatfoTir2i His mind Is clear.
and the dliiculty he experienced in utter
ance has vanished.1 "He now walks about
with ease.:-Tb.e N. O. Local Ministers'
Uooference (twelfth annual session) will con
vena atRdckisg&am, ;Rfc?ond county, on
Thtrsdiyi Jr!y 21i K, Ii. Abernethy. D.
u.. BwZZs&ii i rauonw Secretary. The
minlatera f and? vLitora'wflt get tickets on
most ot ua roaaa at reaucea rates. .
ren hMlra-::!ed Ih ralkltbd.TJelvolr, Pac
tolua ajid GreeotUlqu townships 1 this week
ana ne says "crops or ail amas are netier
tbanXnan ever-seen them at this season
of the year.? - r In 8wift CreekTown-.
ehlp, near FtttaaaKiUrMr.Orphvfiland
laiormt ua there m aa 3 -.organized hand or
desperados who are terrorizing the citizens
by breaking Into houses and committing
an sorts or depraaatlona.
-r New Berne Wttt Shell: Daring
the thunder storm of yesterday morning the
lightning struck the residence of Solomon
Reddick. situated in the "bottom" opposite
jonnaoira unurca oa bouui irront street.
Thaatrnka descended noon the chimnev.
which, together ; with tae fireplace. In the
lower , room it demolished, ana seriously
stuanea tfeaaica'a wire ana three cnuaren,
who fortunately, however, " soon recovered.
The kitchen attached to a house in the
northwestern 'pert 3 of .the city was also
struck, but sustained no further damage
than the partial destruction ot the chimney.
Concord Sun: The number of
deaths n this county is distressing. A good
deal of altk&esv pirall Cholera infan
tum is carryiates the chUdren; while the
old people-are dying" from various causes.
The Qeimaas who were released from
anarsntiae eamn a week or two szo. have
sealed down' to work and are proving them
selves useful citizens. The men are break
ing stoae to macadamize Depot street and
the women do washing.-' They understand
how to work and do It well. The new
hrickchureh buildia? for the colored peo-
ee, ad joining the seminary on Depot street,
rapidly being fiaished. It will be quite
styliah find attractive.
Charlotte Observer: They tell
of an enetneer oa the Air-Line who saw a
fire ia a brickkiln some distance ahead of
him. whea-aDProaching Qastonia one nieht
last week; and thinking it another train he
re vexsea nu engine ana ran Dace to Jboweii
before atODDioz. The small pox case
at Ooeeord coat the R. A D. Railroad Com
pany ahoatf 1,200, tbe county $160, and
the tows $185. Borne of our bicyclists
are practicing with the Intention of eaiex-
-- - . . i IV. Ot.l.
H 1 1 1 Til 11 1 1 r tut Mv iw m uiu umw
Fair.- A $90 Columbian is the prize offered
for the contestant who makes the greatest
spesdV .r Rsppfta from various sections
tend to show that the rain of Fridsy was
pxelty general throughout the country.
Statesville Eandmark: Rev. Mr.
HcGQvary arrived here Wednesday morn
lag, on a visit to Iris family. Just before
the war this gentleman-went toSiamas a
miaaionary of the Presbyterian Church,
and has labored in this mission field ever
sinoe and with great eoocessi -Mr.
Alex. Hoover, of Chambersburg township,
was thrown from a buggy near Bethesda
church, sad painfully iojared- An
agent,, who ia. in a position to know, in
forms ua that eight hundred tons of com
mercial fertilizer for cotton were sold at :
this place and need for the present crop.
This was applied to not lees man tmrty-aix
hundred .acres of; ground. . and with ' the
present indications will produce eighteen
450-pound bales of cotton. Oa the basis
of Cotton 'at 10 'cents, per pound it will
Uke $38,000 to pay for this quantity
of' guano. It Is estimated that 'this
la an increase of at least 60 per cent.1
in
the use ot fertilizer over last season.
- Hr. Butler Wilson realized $10. $20..
$35 and $4Q per hundred for a load of to
oacco markeiea mesaay. a. sirs.
Andrews, aged about 40 rears, who died
near Bparta, Alleghany 'county, committed
suicide on toe 24 inst, oy aangma ne
had for soma time been a victim of mental
aberration and It is supposed that it was In
such a fit that she took her life. The
big hail and rain storm of two weeks ago
was not, after all, an unmixed evil. It quite
abated the great caterpillar plague, from
which we had been suffering for several
weeks preceding. Cotton in this cofcn
tv ia small but healthy. Cora, where well
worked, baa not been materially! damaged.
The gardens have been burned "up, it is
quite true, but all in all the agricultural sit.
nation nas oeen mucn worse. ins
winter oats crop in this county turned out
elL The spring crop is rather indinsreni.
Mr. Ii. BlrmaJK who lives near town.
hauled up his wheat and put it in his barn.
Thursday of last week he heard in the loft
the chirping- of young chickens, and re
moving a part of the wheat, found about
three xeet oeiow tne top a nen-a nest wnn
eleven eggs, four of which bad hatched.
This was ia the morning, and in the after
noon he went hack ana ioana mat two
more of the eggs had hatched, making six
chickens which had been brought into the
world without the good offices of any hen.
Goldaboro Messenger :. Hon. R.
R Bridgers, President of the W. & W. Rail
road, 1n company with Capt. Joh h F. ' Di
Yine, Superintendent, and Capt John Barry,
Road Master, visited he. ih- Q rounds on
Thursday for the purpose laying off the
site for the new warenouse, option p-
forms, guano warehouses,' &cj Our city
merchants will be pleased to learil that the'
work will he begun shortly. (The ware-,
house is to be a spacious building, 40 by
200 feet, with solid rock foundations The
cotton platform will afford storage for over
1.200 bales of cotton, and there is-to be a
sufficient number of side tracks to sceem-
date several freight irsins anarouiapawcay
About a mile beyond tne narmempor
tloavof the towaiha stprm nqulte severe, i
'andestrdje3snjnft fr
crops ana nouses, resciiea. a b wraw
wMnnroofed and the wife of KltOamerof!
cokred,,lvhowas(iit, so severely staanad
that at first sue waa reponea aesa, oui bus
rAAmri6dJ am i tha shack. Several
other houses were unroofed andsocea
ginerally flattened. .r.3Phr,eaat wiBgoUhe
more House was struck," and the' tin
roof of that portion of the building
tonuna&j for SgdW fld! and
for IXsssA uenry f xiee uo-! wnojocpu .
pled the east comer store on w ainus street,
the workmen engageditt replacing the tin;
ware naeble to complete the job during the :
day, and at nigHt found f the j roof, pretty
much uncovered and the ..Interior exposed
the night. Messrs. Lee & Cc's dsmsge to I
to the . torrents of rain that fell during
merchandise will probably jreSch $1,000,
aadfciitheyi muadidf taemteivea., com-
nelled tA femora to thh Dav COrUer.i
I which roeertv ! owned bv the ' firaw
OnThursdsy night last, aaMr. BeCaJth
Ellis was leaving 1 the Gross 1 Roads, ltd go
home, when within a mile of ihe town, he
was shot at by two parties ambuahedin the
fence (fcornar sSTer4.1argMrzedahPt Um$
effect in hiahat and ecalpt fortttnatsly do
ing: no lerfoue damage. - .Mr:! Ellis claims
to liavs recogalzedhlsv wealdbe-assassins.
anai.awore posve( ium ja rcpiorea man
named Allen Thomas did the shooting. The
other party he. thinks was W. Ji Carr hut
Ellis would not swear as to him. The pat
ties naa a searing oeiore Justice pe
ton, when Carr was discharged and the
negro commuted Jail in default of bail.
'" ' JfK W A,0 VBBTtSttmBIVTS.
f' ;'; Attention Land Leaguers , f .
Hoknsb BcHOOir Oxford, N.j3.
Halt, & Praksat J-Ray and corn.
? j. W. Soura2sAin& C9. or hire
. : Cbonz.7 & Mobszs For rent or lease.
, i Pn?BZT(eR-rDf. Wm. Weluj Brown.
IB. P. McDoueAix Carrisge marlufac'y.
Local Osu. y '
Receipts of cottbn yesterday 1 1
bales. -
No cases for the Mayor's Court
yesterday morning. ; :'"
The monthly meeting of the
Land Leaguers will be held at the usual
place thia evening. .
The address -of the Rev. Qeo
Patterson, D. D., for the month of August,
will be "University of the South, Sewanee,
Franklin county, Tennessee."
Some of tbe finest watermelons
we have seen this season were brought here
y esterdayff rom the plantation of Mr. Samuel
Davis, City Agent of the Star.
Dr. Wm. Welles Brown, of
Boston, -said to be a very able colored
speaker, will deliver an address on Prohi
bition in front of tbe City Hall this even
ing.
The brig Chattanooga was
cleared from this port yesterdsy for St.
John's, Porto Rico, by Messrs- Colville &
Co., with 128,541 feet of lumber and 4,000
shingles. . t
The prob. and anti-prob. cauldron
is beginning to boil in earnest. There were
several pretty warm discussions on tbe
streets yesterday, particularly among the
colored people.
Sheriff Disooll, of Jefferson
county, Georgia, is expected to arrive here
this morning to identify the jrisoner ar
rested on suspicion of being Obadiab Ross,
charged with murder.
Don't forget the proposed fam
ily excursion to Smithville and the forts to
morrow, under the auspices of the ladies of
the Fifth Street M. E. Church. Their ex
cursions are always enjoyable ones. The
Pcutport will leave her wharf at 8 o'clock.
Tate Cava well nejawaaeait.
Col. J. C. Moses, of Kinston, who is
travelling in the interest of the Caswell
Memorial Association, is in the city and
will be glad to receive any contributions to
the. Caswell Monument, fund .which our
citizens may be disposed to make. The
object ia view is to secure the erection of a
suitable monument .over the remains of
Richard Caswell, the first Ghveraor of
JNortb Carolina, at Kinston, and! CoL Moses
is the authorized Agent of the Association
formed to further the success of this worthy
object. Other towns and cities are con
tributing quite liberally, and Wilmington
should not be behind in recognizing tee
importance of keeping alive and green in
the memories of .the pasaing.generationsthe
names and virtues of the distinguished sons
of our Statewho i have-passed on before us
liatlremd Ira lax. Boas.
y The" two oaigoea" of Iron for the Cape
reai &YadkW Valley Railroad, which ar
rived here1 recently on the Norwegiau
barques Botterk and Orrsa, from Newport,
Eng, have, we uderstand, been placed in
bond. In other wbrds it is held in respon
sible) hands to await the payment of tbe ne
ceaiary Import duties to the govenuneat.
The: iron is qw being-; lshded add will
doubtless be forwarded to its destination at
am early, day. . Them sis two of three more
cargoes on the way which will likewise be
bonded on ita arrival. It is expected that
there will be some six or eight cargoes alto
gether.
Joe Johnson, a colored seaman, who says
he came here on the achoooer TP? JET. KnigTU,
was arraigned bef or q one of the Justices of
the Peace, yesterday j. niorning, on ' the
charge of assault 'and itteryi It seems
mat ho got into a qarrel.arith' tie proprier
tore .of a'ColBred sailer boardinjg house on
the WBerf Mdndav nighty and flourished a
knife ana afterwards an axe; in a very.
threatenbg inMner, hut, doing no partjur
lar .daae.Defen ordered . to
pafone fKnttybttd lbje;cla twfl cases,
indaftuU of which be wtt sint to jail.
tv . u. at . si. . 1 . t..
TV e arorequeaveu oy sixtv. xm j. ovtit
eim, President,, and Mrs. L, P. Rotiiweil,!
Vice President, to state that there will be a
xaeetiss of theWexaen'a ifJhratiantTem
Dock itaessv thlalwnesday) afternoon, at
ilZfcBsM oth;tpad yesterday
State thithfr Messrs. Love's distillery, lo
eated4 Arnm and
$tSWWttatipns, was in process;oFd$-
f f ,i ft KpfMf1
No particulars aa to amount of loss.
Ainh atMMitvatiM.;
dresson temperance rat Smithville t o-mor-
ex
.curplplboat from thlsciqr-'
i- niX.IT AJRT. ' '
ABSTVAJ . 07 THE SUMTBB MIUTa.Er
VISITOBS---BXCTJBSION; BOWBT THK
The Sumter (Sl' CVright Tcfantry, Capt
W." Rr belear commanding, arrived t here
on' the 6301 W., C. & A. R. B. yesterday
momiag, and were met at the depot by the
Wilmington Light. Infantry, under com'
maad of Capt- John L. Canlwell, who est
corted them to their armory in the City
Hall building. Here our Sumter friends
tested awhile from their fatiguing tide and
were served with refreshments; after which,
at ' 'about 8.80 o'clock,: the company re
formed in line and were . escorted to the
f opt of Market street,, w here both compa
aias and a large number of citizens and via
itoraembarked on , the steamer- Passport
for Smithville and. the, forts bilow. The
Sumter Company had with them about, 34
rank and ' file, and the whole number of
Visitors, civic and military, I aggregates
about 85. - The officers are as follows :
Captain, W. R. Delgar ; 1st Liettecant, R.
D. Jjee Senior 2d Lieutenant, A. J. Aued ;
Junior 2d Lieutenant, Marion Sanders ;
Orderly Sergeant, C.E. Bartlette.
Among others accompanying the excur
sionists are Generals E. W.ltoise and G.
Richardson.
- There waa a large crowd ready to embark
oh the Bteamer Pcmport, and some had to
be ruled out, officials from the Custom
House being present to prevent the boat
from being overloaded. A few who were
crowded out, including General Richard
son, who arrived late, took passage on tbe
steamer Elizabeth.
Tbe Passport returned late in the after
noon, with the Wilmington Light Infantry,
a few of the visiting military who will go
down again to-day and a number of other
excursionists. They report that the exenr
sion passed off very pleasantly to all con
cerned. All but a few of the visiting mili
tary stepped at Smithville, where they ex
pect to remain about tea days or two weeks. .
Daily weatsier Huiieun. .
The following will show the state of
the thermometer, at the stations named, at
3.00 P. M. yesterday, Washington mean
time, and also the amount of rainfall in
inches for the twenty-four hoers ending
daily at 3 P. M., except Tuesday, when it
is 48 hours, as furnished by the Signa
Officer of this city :
Temp. Rain f alL Weather.
Atlanta 86 .00 Cloudy
Augusta 94 t.00 Fair
Charleston 87 .00 Clear
Charlotte 86 .00 Clear ,
Corsicana 100 .00 Fair
Galveston 95 .00 Fair
Havana. 81 .00 Fair
Indianola 93 .10 Fair
Jacksonville 83 .09 Cloudy
Key West 94 .00 Clear
Montgomery 91 .00 Th'tng
PuaURaaaa 87 .00 Fair
Bavannab 90 .00 Cloudy
Wilmington .. 87 O0 Fair
Cedar Keys 86 - ,0 Th'tng
PortEads 80 3.88 iLtraia
Pensacola... 87 .00 Cloudy
The following are the Indications for the
South Atlantic States to-day:
Fair weather, winds moBtly southerly,
stationary or higher barometerend tern
peratnre. am ai
Tiie Yacht Usee Yeaterdaf.
A challenge race between the yachts
SesiUu and Glide took place at Wright sville ,
Sound yesterday afternoon, and was wit
nessed by quite a large crowd of spectators. :
The wind blew a good steady ereeze from
the southeast, and all conditions for tbe
race were favorable. The BetUeat waa
sailed by Capt. J. P. Cowaa and the Glide
by Capt. Clayton Giles. The following is
the record of the race, from which it will
be seen the Glide was victorious by five
minutes:
Start. Finish,
h. m. s. b. m. s.
Glide 3 27 5 19
Restless 3 27 5 3 24
Tbe judges selected by the captains of
the two yachts were Misses Mary Cowan,
Roberta French and Mrs. L. H. DeRosset,
and their decisions on tbej questions sub
mitted for their judgment evidenced con
siderable nautical knowledge antl were gen
erally admitted to have been most impar
tially rendered.
The captain of ihe Besileu challenged the
CftsWsoon after the race was over to try it
again, '.and they will race over the eame
course again this afternoon.
Attti-ProMMiion newtiaa.
We learh thst there was a meeting: held
at the truck house of the First Ward iSuck
et Company; Monday night, in the interest
of Aeti-Prohlbition, with James Howe In
the chair. Speeches were made and the '
Chairman, James Howe, and Emanuel
finchdrs were appointed delegates to the
f AtfthProhlbitloh Convention, which m9ets
afthe CitfHall tosday.
Cbaraed witb an.Affrar.
A. L.' Brown r and Balem Beastey,' bioth
colored,: were arrested by Officers Gordon
and Skipper, yesterday afternoon, rand
lodged in the guard house, charged with
engaging in an affray. Brown 'subsequently
gave bond In the sum of $50 or his ap
pearance before Mayor Smith this morning.
aatl-PraltlhluoiUata. . . .
' A convention of Anti-prohibitionists i
called 10 meet at the City Hall thla'after
noon at 8 O'clock; and to-night a mass meet-'
ing wilt be held on Market atreet, atthoi
aiteof the old market. Col. I. J. Young,
of Raleigh N., O.,- and . ether prominent
speakers will address tbe meeting.
,luear. llasiiaiaiv.'. "" ; ;o --i
'. ' During .'the," prievalence of the severe)
thunder storm on Sunday afternoon Mrs., i
WMrackTvbH ltsdg nd 'instaDtry
1 UUed.. Bhel held.an: Infant in hei arms at
the time, which: is reported to have escapea
"ItrVBB SITD HI A BIN IV ----
"-ii" 'nit "S-lil k. v i..,. rrnii
UH4US vurtn, ucuvc, b.iijcu um
' yesterday " 1 - 'lSr
When the ateamer d. P. Hurt Mi
FayeUeville there had been a rise of four
eeen inches in the trivet. Sod a further im
proyetBent waa expected. , . - 1
.i -T-The aharpie Jbg&Moor arrived here
from Wrightavdle Sound Monday evening.
Capt. Brinkley reports that be had a pretty
rough passage and that ln . atteeapting lo
enter what is known as j6oro Cake'' Inlet
the boat carried away her rudder, but it
was subsequently recovered and placed in
position. The bont wiligo to BmitbTllle to
look for bjuslaess, and may be need to seme
advantege by the 8umterfiOyS.
'' ' nn or LBriEB.
Remaining m 'the City Post Office,
July 20. 1881, unclaimed:
A--W F Alexander, J H Aycock, John J
Alexander, Jno Alexander. ' ;
B G F Bason, Geo R Bates, David Bry
ant. -.' : .. .
CJaneCroekram, Marie Condor, A B
Chase, Patience Craig.
D Davis & Cocbram, Lizzie Dawson, J
D DaviSjHenry Daniel.
. E J W Eiaertor & Co.
F Abdy Foster,. Ashley Fleming, John
FFerrel.
. , G Lewis Gay, Maggie 0 Guyer, Prince
Garri8oa. :.
H Pheby HaU, James Holen, Lizzie
Hayes, Rindel HalC Martha Hawood, Tom
Harris, B House, ease SJex Butler. Joseph
HallH J Herring, Washington H High
smith. J Catheren Jeffress, W J Jordan, C W
Johnson, Carrie Justice, Moses Jacobs,
AnoieL Johnson, A R Johnson.
K Zach Koonce, Lizzie Kennedy.
L Augustus Ligon, Laura Long, Flo
rence Lane, Francis Lbften, Alex LUes.
MEverlena McNeil, Hop Moore, James
Moore, James A Moore, Levi Mcdamaay.
M. Red McKensie, Annie Moore, D T
Marable.
O Rev Jacob Onslow.
P E L Pearsaw, Rev. E L Pearsall, M F
PowelL
R J 8 Robinsoo.Thos Rick. J H Rhone,
Col JM Ray. David Rane, Mary Kulkes,
care John Hunter.
8 Christena Sanders, D J Sanders, Hes
trie Swan. Thoa Sterling. T J Smith, Isaac
Stocks, J W Sanders. Emanuel Solomon,
Eliza Skipper, Ceasar Smith, Ann E Smith,
Abe Smith.
T W H Taylor, May TUton.Maggie Tay-x
lor, Joseph Turner, Florence Tyson.
JasWVick.
Yf B W Williams. Emma B Wright, J
L Weaver, Robert Whitfield, Mary Ann
Williams, Dorata Williams.
Y Harries York.
SHIP LETTERS,
August Olson, schr Wade Hampton.
James Cole, schr Katie Ranger.
E Ross, schr Edward Lorried.
Johran Worthmao, barque Resolve.
David . Evans, tugboat Dolphin.
. Geo Sanders, schr Roseline. ;
Edward Maxwell, BChr Caroline C Smith.
Persons calling for letters in the above
list will please say "advertised." If not
called t or within thirty days they will be sent
to the Dead Letter Office.
Ed. R Brink, P. M.
Wilmiagton, New Hanover Co., N. C.
CITY
THB MOKNTXQ STAB eaa always be had at the
fallowing places in the tales ' The Pnreell House,
Harrie'News Btand. and the 8ta Office.
NO H08PITAL NSEDKD. No hospital needed
for Hop Bitters patients, nor large-salaried, talent
ed puffers te tell what Hop Bitters will door cure.
as they tell their owa storr br their
1 ana
absolute cures at heme. New Tork Independent.
A HAPPY HIT. A fortunate young red-haired
farmer, aamed Alexander B. McCroaky, of Somer
Tille, Tenn., ;drew $50,000 la the Jane drawing of
the lionlstana State Ixtttery. He immediately col
lected hia' aaeney from m. A., Dauphin, New Or
leans, La., and renewed plowing, who will be the
next 1
WHO IS MRS. W1NBL0W 1 As this question
ia frequently asked, we will simply say that she is a
lady who for upwards of forty .years has untiringly
deroted her time and talents as a Female Physician
and none. wlnrlpsUv among chlldreir. Bhe has
especially studied the coestitutlon and wants of this
practical kaowfi
cimas. axwL, aa a news or vim eson, ana
cnowleuge
btained la a lifetime spent as
none and nhvsiclaa. aha has comoonnded a Sooth-
hag 8ympfor children teething. It operates like
magic giving rest and health, and la moreover sore
to regulate the bowels. In consequence of this ar
ticle Mrs. Winslow ia becoming world renowned aa
a benefactor of the race; children certainly do ana
up and bless her; especially ia this the case in thia
city. Vast quantities of the Soothing Syrup are
BAIX.T sold and used here. WeJhmkMra. Winslow
bjt immmrtaHyai nnr name by this ia valuable arti
cle, and we sincerely believe thousands of children
have been saved from an early grave by its timely
use. and that millions yet unborn will share its
benefits, and unite in calling her blessed. No mo
ther has discharged her duty to her suffering little
one, in our opinion, until she has given, it the bene
fit of Mrs. Wluslow's Soothing Syrup. Try it. x
then tbt.it wow. Ladits' Visitor, New York
city. Bold by all Druggists. 35 centa a bottle.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Attention Land Leaguers.
JOTS MONTHLY MEETING OF THE LBAGUK
will be held at their usual place. This Evening, at
8 etlock. All members are requested to attend.
By order. ; ' r
Jy SO It JAMES COBBETT, Sec'y.
Dr .: T7m- Wells Brown,
sNE OF THE MOST DISTINGUISHED COL
oredapeafcera,' and one. ot the most emlneat col
ored saen in America, will address the people on
rrohttitton, Ul frontof City Hall, to-nteht, at 8.80
o'clock. The opposition have declined to allow a
division of time. Jy It
rpHE UNDKBSIQNED, SURVIVING PARTNER
ef MeOoagall A Williamson, begs leave to say that
he win odntinneshfl bntlaess of Carriage Manufac
taring, Eepeiilng. Morse-Shoeing, etc., at the old
aaada cnesnat, -between Front and Water Sta.
AUpenoaa indebted to tha old arm wUl settle
.with tl undersigned, and all claims against the
aame will .presented to htaa t ot payment.
. Jy SO St JL P; McPOUQALL
ROLLER StJSPENDEES, only SCc.
' Argcey SaispenderB, '
Beautiful Ties only 15c,
Linea Handkerchiefs onry Hye,
", Handsome Bordered Hdkfs only 10c.
Cheviot Sous emly fl'OS.
;, Lew prices pwauat'
. JySO tt . Clothier and Merchant TaOor;
i
In the Market last week we found in style .:
; rbe Scats yoa Snd at ear atore; '
The Hosiery and Underwear that everybody oought
mstanuy ceming are scyMtcuas nave won. :
aawcaaanaaaaowa ay mcsatsa-oun.
NEW - ADVERTISEMENTS.
For Bent or Lease.
'il
rjujB "OOXMERCtAL HOlgL," SITUATSO
oa Market Btreet, la . - .-
WIUUSGTON, M. C,
Is tot rent or lease for oae er more ym. Ther
are 41 rooms ia the hoose, and if opened by a com
petent man agood' bosiness can be done. Tb
"Bar alone can do enough to pay tUe rent Poe'
mm lmmeaiaLeir.- -
ror terms and partiealar a
If to .
CKONLY MORRIS,
rf. Anetlonaerf.
IjSOSt
Stock and. Seal BtUte Brokers.
HORNER SCHOOL,
r r ; ,OIFOH0, N C. . '
A OLAB81CAU MATHSMATICAX. BCIBNTI
J3l FIO, AND SCHOOU, W ITH M1LI4
H. HORN BR and J. C HORN SR. Prlnctnalf. TH
V. JASMCKD, rn. D;, German. French, Geojrraj
tny and Hlstorr. 3. 1. HALS. Commander or c4
deta. Mathematics and Natural Science. Tbentxt
aeaakm wULbegia the lat Monday b Snguit, Frlc
the aame aa heretofere. The bnildlng-a are new
and cenunodions. and the best educational advan-t
taxes In all the appointment of the school are pro4
Tided. Circulars containing testimonial! acd other1
partteiuars rnrnisnea on appiicauon.
)y SOPaWlm - -
Hay and Corn.
Eastern Hay,
White and
Llixed Corn,1
For sale low by
HALL & PEABSALL.
Jy SO DAWtf
F)K HIRK Anything in our line. Carriages
Bugtrfes. Saddle Horses. Wseona and Carta.
Boarding by month, week, day or single feed, at
Jy 30 tf Opposite Opera Heaae.
North American Keview,
jPOR AUGUST, WITH JUDGE BRACK'S AND
INGERSOLL'8 DISCUSSION.
100 covlEa davb been
t, . ORDERED BY TELEGRAPH .
All persons desiring a copy will please leave
their names at
HEINSBERGKR'S
Jy 19 tf Live Book and Music Store.
WESLEYAN FEMALE INSTITUTE,
STAUNTON, VIRGINIA,
OPENS SEPTEMBER BOTH. 1861: ONE OF
the FIRST SCHOOL8 VOR YOUNG LADIES
IN THE UNITED STATESi Surroundings beau
tiful. Climate unsurpassed. Pupils from seven
teen States. - ' -
TERMS AMONG THB BEST IN THE UNION.
Board, Washing, English Coarse, Latin, German,
French, Instrumental Mule, Ac , for Scholastic
year, from Sept. to June, $238. For Catalogues
write to Bit. WM. A. HARRIS, P.P.. President.
Staunton, V a. tu th aa Jy 7 Deodlm W7t
Family Excursion.
TTHX LADIES OF BTH BTRBET M . S. CHURCH
X will rive a Family Excursion onJThnrsday next.
Slst Inst., on the Passport, to the Forts, Smithviile
and the Black fish Grounds. Refreshments at city
prices. Steamer leaves at 8 o'clock A. M. sharp.
Tickets S5 and 60 cents; to be had at Heinsberger's
and Yates Book Store. JylTStiuwe.
Dr. f ortlMon's Cholera Meiicine.
F)R DYSENTERY, DIARRHOS A. CHOLERA
Morbus, Summer Complaint or Children, and
all Painful Derangements of the Bowels, this old
household remedy is the mott reliable. 'Every
body's" Pills, the best, mildest and safest Cathartic.
Good fer "Anybody" and "Everybody." For sale
by all dealers. BOXKIN, C ARM BR St OO.,
Proprietors, Baltimore, Hd.
Je 13 eodSm nac suwefr
L. S. L.
NEXT DRAWING OF TUB
Louisiana State Lottery
TAKES, PLACE AUGUSTS. PRIZES FROM
$100 to $30,000. Price, Whole tickets. $S 09,
Halves $1 oo.
Address Lock Box ITS,
Jy 18 tf Wilmington. N. C.
To my friends and Patrons.
ON ANO AFTER JUNE 1ST MY SHOP HOURS .
will be changed , aa follows J Shop opens .at
5.80 A. M. and closes at 8. SO P. M. (except Batur-,'
days), thus affording my Joorneymen an opportu-1
nil tn n1mr the recreation dne to every one darlnr "
the warm season. During Shop Honrs we may al
ways be found at our posts prepared for business.
mySOtf Respectfully, fl. C PRBMPERT.
Brovn Ct Roddick
r i . !.,. ,
45 Market 'Street,
The Nobbiest Thing Out
IS OUB :'
"DUKE OF ARGtLE'UNEN1 COLLAR AND
TIE COMBINED,'
For which We 'arc the Sole agents in this city.
Give as a caU. !
BROWN ' RODDICK,
, ; . , . 45 Market SL
Jy i tf
Hay. '"SI Hay.
w
E ARB SELLING HAT, IN LOTS TO SUIT.
- it ,f . i . t .
VERY LOW. Parties wishing to buy would do
well to call en us.
JyHlw
ROBTNBOy A KING.
' Corner Water and Orange sta.
Do As We Do !
jgUY CHEAP AND SELL CHEAP. PAYCASH
and get Cash. That's the way our Furniture goes.
BBBBttdDS St 0H7NBOK,
8. B. Corner Market and Second Streets,
Jyl7tf ' -: : 1 Wilmington, W. 0.
'j-i t Tap j ",t
Seed Peas . v ? :
y-vy ALL KINDS, HAY IN SMALL AND LABGE
-Jsles; Oatsl Brag, 'Oralii'9 an kl'lleai at bot
itnm aourBS at a .F. Floor and earl Hominy KUla.
. , l,, ,0, fi. WRIGHT,
Jytttf
Proprleter.